Rangers notes: Mistake by Vigneault

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Coach Alain Vigneault took the blame for the sickly performances by Marty St. Louis and Derek Stepan.

Both missed the morning skate due to flu symptoms and were considered game-time decisions. But both dressed, though Stepan logged just 7:04 and lost all nine faceoffs he took while St. Louis, now without a goal in 11 games with the Rangers, was able to play just 11:04 with one shot.

"I shouldn’t have played Stepan and Marty," Vigneault said. "I should have taken that out of their hands. I saw them at 4 o’clock. They didn’t look good. They both said they wanted to play but, at the end of the day, I’ve got to take that out of their hands because they had no energy and, obviously, it showed."

Henrik Lundqvist, in the span of three games last week, broke Mike Richter’s franchise record of 301 regular-season wins and Eddie Giacomin’s team mark of 49 regular-season shutouts.

Lundqvist recalled one other pregame ceremony for him in his career, prior to the Rangers facing his former Swedish Elite League squad, Frolunda, in a 2011 preseason game.

Giacomin and Richter joined their successor on the ice as Lundqvist, after a two-minute video tribute set to the Foo Fighters’ "My Hero," was presented with a photo montage of his work with the Garden of Dreams foundation, a customized, mounted mask and a light blue Les Paul guitar.

Vigneault said D John Moore (concussion) symptoms, who missed his second game, was improving and rode a stationary bicycle Monday. … D Ryan McDonagh surpassed 100 career points with his goal and two assists. He now has 102. … McDonagh, C Brad Richards, D Dan Girardi and LW Carl Hagelin were all plus-3.

Rangers notes: Mistake by Vigneault

The Record

Coach Alain Vigneault took the blame for the sickly performances by Marty St. Louis and Derek Stepan.

Both missed the morning skate due to flu symptoms and were considered game-time decisions. But both dressed, though Stepan logged just 7:04 and lost all nine faceoffs he took while St. Louis, now without a goal in 11 games with the Rangers, was able to play just 11:04 with one shot.

"I shouldn’t have played Stepan and Marty," Vigneault said. "I should have taken that out of their hands. I saw them at 4 o’clock. They didn’t look good. They both said they wanted to play but, at the end of the day, I’ve got to take that out of their hands because they had no energy and, obviously, it showed."

Henrik Lundqvist, in the span of three games last week, broke Mike Richter’s franchise record of 301 regular-season wins and Eddie Giacomin’s team mark of 49 regular-season shutouts.

Lundqvist recalled one other pregame ceremony for him in his career, prior to the Rangers facing his former Swedish Elite League squad, Frolunda, in a 2011 preseason game.

Giacomin and Richter joined their successor on the ice as Lundqvist, after a two-minute video tribute set to the Foo Fighters’ "My Hero," was presented with a photo montage of his work with the Garden of Dreams foundation, a customized, mounted mask and a light blue Les Paul guitar.

Vigneault said D John Moore (concussion) symptoms, who missed his second game, was improving and rode a stationary bicycle Monday. … D Ryan McDonagh surpassed 100 career points with his goal and two assists. He now has 102. … McDonagh, C Brad Richards, D Dan Girardi and LW Carl Hagelin were all plus-3.